Trust Territory Task Force Meeting: Review of Survey Mission Report

Carver, John A., Jr. (1963-10-22). Trust Territory Task Force Meeting: Review of Survey Mission Report. TTPI Task Force Meeting (Oct 22, 1963) (Report). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior. p. 9.

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Abstract: Trust Territory Task Force meeting materials (October 22, 1963) reviewing the U.S. Government Survey Mission report prior to presidential presentation; includes summary of meeting chaired by Assistant Secretary of the Interior John A. Carver, list of participants, and statements by Interior officials and High Commissioner M. W. Goding; identifies core policy questions concerning endorsement of plebiscite strategy, political structure for pre- and post-plebiscite governance, and presentation of economic program to Congress; reflects interagency coordination among White House, State, Defense, Interior, and Budget officials and discussion with Congressional leadership; records general acceptance of the Survey Mission report as a policy guide while noting disagreements regarding administrative critique and assessment of conditions in the Trust Territory; documents emphasis on maintaining Secretary of the Interior authority, use of Task Force as advisory body, and consideration of sanitized public presentation of economic recommendations; introduces distinction between hard-sell and soft-sell approaches to influencing plebiscite outcomes; provides direct evidence of internal policy deliberation immediately preceding presidential action on Trust Territory policy.